Vadodara Palace, Champaner & Pavagad temple from Ahmedabad with guide

In this one day trip from Ahmedabad, we will visit Vadodara Palace, world heritage site of Champaner and the famous Pavagad temple. The highlights include exploring the world’s largest residence at the 500 acre Laxmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara. At the Champaner world heritage site, we will visit fascinating mosques like the Jami Masjid, Nagara style temples, granaries and tombs. This one day trip from Ahmedabad takes you finally to Pavagad for the famous Kalika Mata temple on the hill.

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Stop At: Lukshmi Vilas Palace, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Vadodara 390001 India

This Palace was built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890 and continues to be the residence of Vadodara’s royal family. At 500 acres, it is the largest private home in the world. The highlights of the Palace are its magnificent interiors embellished with mosaics, chandeliers, and art. There are some paintings by Raja Ravi Verma as well. The Palace grounds include a golf course.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Champaner, Champaner, Panchmahal District, Gujarat

Champaner Pavagad archaeological park is a world heritage site. The city was founded in the 8th century by King Vanraj Chavda. There are fascinating mosques, temples, granaries, tombs, wells, and walls to explore. All the temples are of the Nagara style having garbhagriha, mandapa and an entrance porch Jami Masjid is a splendid monument here with a carved entrance porch that leads into a lovely courtyard surrounded by a pillared corridor.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Pavagadh Hill, Pavagadh, Champaner India

Pavagad became the capital of the Chauhan Rajputs around 1300, but in 1484 was taken by the Gujarat Sultan Mahmud Begada, after a 2 year siege. The most famous destination here is the Kalika Mata temple on top of the hill. A ropeway is available to cover most of the distance to the temple. After the ropeway one needs to climb 100 steps to reach the temple. Incidentally the the Pavagadh hill is composed of reddish-yellow coloured stone and is one of the oldest rock formations in India.

Duration: 1 hour